Directorate Change

RNS Number : 4978B

Standard Life plc

28 October 2009

 



Standard Life plc

Board Change

The Board of Standard Life plc ('the Company') announces today that David Grigson has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 November 2009.

Commenting on the appointment Gerry Grimstone, Chairman of the Company said: 

"I am very pleased that David has agreed to join our Board.  As a former top Chief Financial Officer of a FTSE 100 company, he brings us a wealth of experience both in the UK and internationally."

Following this appointment, the Board of Standard Life plc comprises three executive directors and eight non-executive directors, including the Chairman.  Regulatory approval for the appointment has been obtained and no other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority.

28 October 2009

Enquiries:

Barry Cameron, Media Relations:         0131 245 6165

Gordon Aitken, Investor Relations        0131 245 6799

Kenneth Gilmour, Group Secretariat     0131 245 0751

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Notes to Editors

Biographical Details

David Grigson has spent much of his career in senior financial executive positions, firstly with EMAP where he served as Group Finance Director from 1989 to 2000, and more recently with Reuters Group plc, where he was Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2008 when Reuters Group integrated with Thomson to form Thomson Reuters Group Limited.

Prior to joining EMAP in 1989, he held financial director positions in Saatchi & Saatchi's international operations.

He has been a non-executive director of The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC since 2007, where he chairs the audit committee.

David is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

 

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